2010 brunellos - I went wide

WINE TALK
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I’ve got all my guys bought. The only new guys I haven’t bought before are Ciacci Piccolomini Pianrosso, Beccinetti La Saporia and Marroneto. The other guys I already have verticals of. Hoping the Pianrosso isn’t too modern. I bought 3 of everything except grabbed 4 each of Talenti & Tenuta Di Sesti.

Biondi Santi
Talenti
Il Poggione
Tenuta Di Sesti
Mastrojanni
Ragnaie
Costanti
Il Marroneto
Ciacci Piccolomini Pianrosso - new to me
Baccinetti La Saporia - new to me
Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino (just added 3 of these too)

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Narrow and shallow for me.

3x Talenti
3x Il Poggione.

Though these are possibly only phantom bottles since they are PC prearrival purchases. I may also look to pick up some Mastrojanni.

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Given your tastes in the other wines, you should love the Ciacci house style.

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Craig,

Our purchases overlapped a bit:

4x Altesino
4x Biondi-Santi
3x Costanti
3x Il Marroneto
6x Lisini
3x Il Poggione

Still looking for a deal on Talenti and maybe Mastrojanni.

My '10’s pending are probably more Brunello than what’s currently in my cellar.

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Mastrojanni
Talenti
Lisini

Woodland Hills has attractive pricing on the Mastrojanni and Talenti.

I’d also like to get Costanti and am hoping a West Coast retailer offers at a good price.

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So far, I’ve only bought Ciacci (the regular BdM, not the Pianrosso), Uccelliera and Lisini. But I’m sure to buy more.

I’d probably like more of the Uccelliera, and I’m always interested in Fuligni and Pertimali, depending on the pricing.

Il Poggione seems very expensive already; not sure if I’ll bite on that, maybe if a good deal comes along.

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Similar to most people

6 x Lisini
4 x Il Marroneto
4 x Il Poggione

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Glad you stepped up to the plate. You’ll have to pop some open and tell us what kind of ‘paradigm’ you find pepsi

I am most curious about Mastrojanni, because they’re wines never seemed to merit more than a 92 or so in the point-scale before Suckling anointed this vintage so highly.

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Corrupted by WB again - I saw Talenti for $38.99 at WHWC and grabbed some.

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craig v,

I was interested in Baccinetti La Saporia also. Did you just take a flyer on it from KL? Pretty glowing reviews for the price point. I wonder if this has the stuffing to last?

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I just took a flyer on this because of the price point and because O Keefe mentioned it as an up and comer in her book. Hoping it leans traditional. I only grabbed 3 so no big risk. Has anyone else reviewed it?

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One of my “go to” producers. Never disappoints.

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What’s up with Il Poggione anyway??? I only grabbed 3 because ALL of my wine buddies have made it their buy too and it shows up at every offline. I paid $40 and can’t believe its going for more than $50. Is it the new Clos Des Pape of Brunello???

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Good to hear!

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I am most curious about Mastrojanni, because they’re wines never seemed to merit more than a 92 or so in the point-scale before Suckling anointed this vintage so highly.

No idea what the points were. I bought them because I liked them and they weren’t crazy expensive. Finished my last 1999 about 2 years ago and it was great. Wish I’d bought more.

Tasted a few of the recent vintages and they’re on point IMO. The winemaker said the new owners haven’t changed anything about the vinification, etc., and the wines are expected to be the same as always.

Suckling is an irrelevance.

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This thread motivated me to buy a few more. As of 3/2, my purchases were:

4x Altesino
4x Biondi-Santi
3x Costanti
3x Il Marroneto
6x Lisini
3x Il Poggione

Since then, I’ve added:

4x Altesino Montosoli
2x Canalicchio di Sopra
3x Mastrojanni
3x Talenti

I didn’t limit my 2010 Tuscan purchases to Brunello. I also bought:

9x Fèlsina CCR Rancia
8x Fèlsina CCR
3x Fèlsina Fontalloro
10x Monsanto CCR
3x Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione

Holy crap, that’s 68 bottles. Time to stop!

Cheers,
Warren

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3 x Ciacci Pianrosso

2 x Baccinetti

3 x Costanti

2 x Canalicchio di Sopra

3 x Sesta di Sopra

3 x La Gerla

2 x Augostina Pieri

3 x Pian Dell’Orino

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6 x Biondi

12 x Talenti

12 x Pianrosso

Just received an interesting email from my father, who lives near Montepulciano, and drinks a lot of the local stuff - one of his favs is Avignonesi. They just announced a 2011 “Grandi Annate” Vino Nobile. Might be interesting… 59 EUR.

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So far I’ve gone with 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s of about 15 producers. I hope to add more after another tasting in the coming weeks.

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Interesting thread, thanks for the brunello recommendations.